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Catholics in Boston ; the present Bishop, the Rt. 

 Rev. J. B. Fitzpatrick, D. D., is a native of Boston. 



There is but one Presbyterian Congregation at 

 present in Boston, who occupy one of the public halls 

 for worship. 



The oldest church belonging to the Episcopalians, 

 is Christ Church, on Salem street. It was built in 

 1723, and is the only church in New England with a 

 chime of bells. It is built of brick, and has a steeple 

 one hundred and soventy-five feet high, in which are 

 eight bells, which peal forth some beautiful tunes 

 every Sabbath. There are inscriptions on all the 

 bells, three of which are the following : " We are the 

 first ring of bells cast for the British Empire in North 

 America, A. R., 1744.'' '' Abel Rudball, of Glou- 

 cester, cast us all. Anno, 1744.'' *' God preserve 

 the Church of England. 1744." The present min- 

 ister, the Rev. John Woart, A. M., has been the rec- 

 tor of this church for the last ten years. Mr. Woart 

 is one of the most intimate friends I have in 

 America. 



Federal Street Church (Unitarian) is the church 

 over which the celebrated Rev. Dr. Channing pre- 

 sided from 1803 to the time of his death, in 1842. 

 This church was first formed by Irish Presbyterians, 



